Considering working for Hertz

Can anyone out there give me some information on the way they run their branches compared to ERAC? Based on what I've heard hear, I sure hope it's different.

I have a 2nd interview with a city manager upcoming. Is this the last step before they make the hiring decision or is there more? FYI, 1st interview was with the Area Manager (weird).

Thanks in advance.

Hertz is a great co. to work for. It did have problems in the past just like every co. The benefits are good, better than ERAC for sure. Medical Plan are very low b/c Hertz give you allowance for it. You get paid every week, which I love. Plan on working 52hrs/wk. I have seen MT pull 2,500-4,000/mo (Base+OT+Comm).

People at Hertz are very laid back. Upper Mgmt are old school, and cut & dry. Most BM like to take the back sit on things. I guess their either lazy, burned out, or just don't care. Just remember your in this for yourself, and not for anyone else. But, if your aggressive, can sell, and good w/ people you'll move up. Hertz promotes MT's 6mo-18mo.

I am currently working for Hertz and would like to post a few things to people thinking about ERAC.

A bit of news ... Hertz is expanding away from airports into communities. Here in the san diego area we now have about 20 locations, called Hertz Local Edition (HLE) locations.

HLE branches operate in about the same way as an Enterprise location would.
The same opportunites and rapid advancement are available at HLE's

Hertz car fleets work in a completely different way from any other RAC company. Instead of each location having it's own fleet Hertz utilizes all the cars in a region as one fleet. Which means at my location we have access to all the cars in the San Diego region. We rarely ever completely run out of cars and when it happens it's a big deal.

A big advantage for an MT coming into Hertz is that you get to earn your commision right off the bat.
A rental transaction is as follows...
Each rental is viewed as 5 opportunities for a sale, they are

LDW-loss damage waiver (collision damage on car)
LIS- liability insurance
P&P- personal accident insurance and Personal effects coverage
upsell
FPO- Fuel Purchase Option (buy gas at beginning and return empty)


By being able to sell a certain percentage of these you can get a commission, like 3-5% of your sales for the month. There are sales quotas but they aren't extreme like ERAC. Your job isn't on the line either if you don't make high numbers. At my branch you have to get about 1 thing every other customer to earn your base commission level, so if you get 10%(in my case) of your opportunities you are doing well.



Yes you still have to wash cars, pick up people, and the other crap that goes along with it but the enviroment is much better. The hours are long as well, generally from 7-6, five days a week.


I'm not the Hertz herald or anything just hoping that people will see that if this kind of job appeals to them there are other opportunities out here with the same enviroment.

Personally I thought that this type of job would appeal to me but it really doesn't. I haven't made commission cause I don't really try that hard but it's not impossible to do. My Branch Manager is actually willing to let me work 7-4 while I go back to school and gain some additional certifications so that I can move on to something which I hope I will like better, something I seriously doubt I could have done at ERAC.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am currently working for Hertz and would like to post a few things to people thinking about ERAC.

A bit of news ... Hertz is expanding away from airports into communities. Here in the san diego area we now have about 20 locations, called Hertz Local Edition (HLE) locations.

HLE branches operate in about the same way as an Enterprise location would.
The same opportunites and rapid advancement are available at HLE's

Hertz car fleets work in a completely different way from any other RAC company. Instead of each location having it's own fleet Hertz utilizes all the cars in a region as one fleet. Which means at my location we have access to all the cars in the San Diego region. We rarely ever completely run out of cars and when it happens it's a big deal.

A big advantage for an MT coming into Hertz is that you get to earn your commision right off the bat.
A rental transaction is as follows...
Each rental is viewed as 5 opportunities for a sale, they are

LDW-loss damage waiver (collision damage on car)
LIS- liability insurance
P&P- personal accident insurance and Personal effects coverage
upsell
FPO- Fuel Purchase Option (buy gas at beginning and return empty)


By being able to sell a certain percentage of these you can get a commission, like 3-5% of your sales for the month. There are sales quotas but they aren't extreme like ERAC. Your job isn't on the line either if you don't make high numbers. At my branch you have to get about 1 thing every other customer to earn your base commission level, so if you get 10%(in my case) of your opportunities you are doing well.



Yes you still have to wash cars, pick up people, and the other crap that goes along with it but the enviroment is much better. The hours are long as well, generally from 7-6, five days a week.


I'm not the Hertz herald or anything just hoping that people will see that if this kind of job appeals to them there are other opportunities out here with the same enviroment.

Personally I thought that this type of job would appeal to me but it really doesn't. I haven't made commission cause I don't really try that hard but it's not impossible to do. My Branch Manager is actually willing to let me work 7-4 while I go back to school and gain some additional certifications so that I can move on to something which I hope I will like better, something I seriously doubt I could have done at ERAC.

GOOD FOR YOU! LOOKS LIKE YOU AREN'T THE ONLY ONE GOING TO SCHOOL.HLE IS TAKING ERAC "TO SCHOOL" AS WELL.

We all know that Hertz sucks just as bad as Enterprise does. Also, heres a headline 'HERTZ UP FOR SALE'. Yeah, thats right, Hertz is up for sale and all their local branches of HLE are closing. This is because, as much as I dont like to admit it, ERAC is dominating the local rental wars.

Originally Posted by MaybeHertz

Can anyone out there give me some information on the way they run their branches compared to ERAC? Based on what I've heard hear, I sure hope it's different.

I have a 2nd interview with a city manager upcoming. Is this the last step before they make the hiring decision or is there more? FYI, 1st interview was with the Area Manager (weird).

Thanks in advance.

A little bit of advice. all rental companies are the same. There is no lesser evil.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

A little bit of advice. all rental companies are the same. There is no lesser evil.

And all baseball players are on steroids. I like these logic games....

Well,I might as well give my two cents into this. I've been working at Hertz for about four months now. Just got promoted to a MA which is Manager's Associate. Anyways let me go through the process of getting hired and working in the branch.

You first turn in your resume to Hertz and they will assign two interviews. First interview is with a city manager. All you gotta act like is you're extremely motivated, you want to get promoted, and act like you want to make money. Also you gotta try to sell your cell phone or some stupid crap like that.

After that interview, if you do get a second interview you're pretty much in. Oh by the way getting into Hertz is very easy. I know someone who had a DUI on their record and was still able to work in Hertz. Anyways, as long as you report all your criminal offenses and stuff on your driving record you will be fine.

After the second interview they'll put you in a training class in couple weeks to a month. Training is about a month and you will be paid nine bucks an hour. The hours are usually from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. In training you learn ways to sell, learn how to use the computers, and actually get a chance to work at the airports for a few days. It's a good experience and of course they hype up the Hertz experience. After you finish training you get a one dollar promotion.

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Originally Posted by HLE98

Well,I might as well give my two cents into this. I've been working at Hertz for about four months now. Just got promoted to a MA which is Manager's Associate. Anyways let me go through the process of getting hired and working in the branch.

You first turn in your resume to Hertz and they will assign two interviews. First interview is with a city manager. All you gotta act like is you're extremely motivated, you want to get promoted, and act like you want to make money. Also you gotta try to sell your cell phone or some stupid crap like that.

After that interview, if you do get a second interview you're pretty much in. Oh by the way getting into Hertz is very easy. I know someone who had a DUI on their record and was still able to work in Hertz. Anyways, as long as you report all your criminal offenses and stuff on your driving record you will be fine.

After the second interview they'll put you in a training class in couple weeks to a month. Training is about a month and you will be paid nine bucks an hour. The hours are usually from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. In training you learn ways to sell, learn how to use the computers, and actually get a chance to work at the airports for a few days. It's a good experience and of course they hype up the Hertz experience. After you finish training you get a one dollar promotion.

"Anyways, as long as you report all your criminal offenses and stuff on your driving record you will be fine."

Well, at least they have standards...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

We all know that Hertz sucks just as bad as Enterprise does. Also, heres a headline 'HERTZ UP FOR SALE'. Yeah, thats right, Hertz is up for sale and all their local branches of HLE are closing. This is because, as much as I dont like to admit it, ERAC is dominating the local rental wars.

wE ALL KNOW HERTZ IS UP FOR SALE. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU HEAR ALL THE HLE'S WERE CLOSING?????????????? THEY AREN'T BRANIAC!